9:19 AM,
Nov. 19, 2012

Maryland quarterback Shawn Petty runs the ball against Georgia Tech on Nov. 3. Maryland is mulling a move to the Big Ten.

Written by

Keith Sargeant
| @RUScuttlebutt

The Rutgers football team controls its destiny in the quest to win its first Big East championship since joining the conference 21 years ago.

The same can't be said for the Rutgers athletics department, which is stuck in a holding pattern as University of Maryland officials debate the merits of fleeing the Atlantic Coast Conference in favor of the Big Ten.

If Maryland's Board of Regents approves the move during a 9 a.m. meeting Monday, Rutgers is expected to follow suit by defecting the Big East and applying for Big Ten membership. ...